So this is what it feels like. The power coursing through my body, an awareness, every sense sharp as a blade. This is what Ryuhei was trying to tell me. ... Fate has chosen me for something. It is a gift. And an obligation. I have the rest of eternity to live up to it.

Long ago, the seeds of a vampire cataclysm were planted in the Marvel Universe. One lone vampire rose above the rest and operated in the shadows as the world around him changed. Prepare for a clash of steel, blood, and the undead in Vampire #1, as Marvel changes the way you see vampires…and shows you the meaning of Fear Itself.